New Verian preferred PM poll uploaded.

Posted on February 16, 2026

A new preferred prime minister poll by Verian from February 2026 has been uploaded. The details are:

  • Christopher Luxon: 20%
  • Chris Hipkins: 20%
  • Winston Peters: 10%
  • Chlöe Swarbrick: 5%
  • David Seymour: 4%
  • Jacinda Ardern: 1%
  • Erica Stanford: 1%
  • Nicola Willis: 1%
  • Marama Davidson: 0.8%
  • Chris Bishop: 0.7%
  • Kieran McAnulty: 0.7%
  • Carmel Sepuloni: 0.5%
  • Shane Jones: 0.4%
  • Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke: 0.4%
  • Judith Collins: 0.2%
  • Mark Mitchell: 0.2%
  • Helen Clark: 0.1%
  • Simeon Brown: 0.1%
  • Bill English: 0.1%
  • John Key: 0.1%
  • Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: 0.1%
  • Rawiri Waititi: 0.1%

You can see all our preferred PM polling data, including this poll, here.

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